Effective Techniques for Writing in All Content Areas
Graphic Organizers-
Graphic Organizers encourage students to organize their ideas into a logical sequence before they begin to write their first draft. Each graphic organizer serves a particular purpose. Some examples of graphic organizers include main idea and supporting details, cause and effect, compare and contrast, sequence of events, and problem/solution. Many of these graphic organizers require the teacher modeling an example, however once students have become comfortable with a variety of graphic organizers, they can begin to choose the one that best suits their needs.
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Graphic Organizers encourage students to organize their ideas into a logical sequence before they begin to write their first draft. Each graphic organizer serves a particular purpose. Some examples of graphic organizers include main idea and supporting details, cause and effect, compare and contrast, sequence of events, and problem/solution. Many of these graphic organizers require the teacher modeling an example, however once students have become comfortable with a variety of graphic organizers, they can begin to choose the one that best suits their needs.
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Split Page Note Taking-
This strategy promotes students to ask questions about a particular topic and find answers to their questions in the text. Students will complete this activity by folding a blank piece of paper in half; questions will be written on the left hand side and answers will be written on the right hand side. Students should ask questions that identify: who, what, when, where, why, and how and then proceed to look for answers in the text as they read. Split Page Note Taking promotes comprehension of the text.
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This strategy promotes students to ask questions about a particular topic and find answers to their questions in the text. Students will complete this activity by folding a blank piece of paper in half; questions will be written on the left hand side and answers will be written on the right hand side. Students should ask questions that identify: who, what, when, where, why, and how and then proceed to look for answers in the text as they read. Split Page Note Taking promotes comprehension of the text.
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Progressive Maps-
Progressive Maps essentially track the progress of a unit in the form of illustrations. The map is used to mark the starting and finishing points of a unit while adding illustrations in between to visually organize and represent ongoing learning. When beginning a new unit, students will come up with an illustration to use as a starting point. When new information is learned throughout the unit, students will add illustrations to demonstrate that particular concept until the final concept of the unit is taught.
Progressive Maps essentially track the progress of a unit in the form of illustrations. The map is used to mark the starting and finishing points of a unit while adding illustrations in between to visually organize and represent ongoing learning. When beginning a new unit, students will come up with an illustration to use as a starting point. When new information is learned throughout the unit, students will add illustrations to demonstrate that particular concept until the final concept of the unit is taught.
Plot Chart-
A plot chart can be used in classes when stories or narrative texts are read. Students will be able to complete each step of the plot chart to recreate the sequence of events in the story after the story has been read. Teachers can also read the narrative to students as to further develop their listening skills.
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A plot chart can be used in classes when stories or narrative texts are read. Students will be able to complete each step of the plot chart to recreate the sequence of events in the story after the story has been read. Teachers can also read the narrative to students as to further develop their listening skills.
Click on the document below for a Plot Chart template.
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Piece O' Pizza-
This activity demonstrates how parts of a topic make up a whole. To begin, each student is assigned to read a particular section from the text and are given a cutout of a piece of pizza. The task is to write one important piece of information that they have learned from their assigned reading on the pizza slice. They can decorate their pizza slice with illustrations or diagrams to show their understanding of the text. When students come together as a group, they will share out what they wrote on their slice of pizza and place their pizza slices together to make one whole story or concept.
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This activity demonstrates how parts of a topic make up a whole. To begin, each student is assigned to read a particular section from the text and are given a cutout of a piece of pizza. The task is to write one important piece of information that they have learned from their assigned reading on the pizza slice. They can decorate their pizza slice with illustrations or diagrams to show their understanding of the text. When students come together as a group, they will share out what they wrote on their slice of pizza and place their pizza slices together to make one whole story or concept.
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File Type: | docx |